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WATCH: Coast Guard rescues 85-year-old man near Skyway Bridge

The man radioed the Coast Guard around 11 a.m. saying that his boat was having engine failure and that he was experiencing heart attack-like symptoms.
WATCH: Coast Guard rescues 85-year-old man near Skyway Bridge
USCG rescues 85-year-old man near Skyway Bridge
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  • A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater aircrew medevaced an 85-year-old man on Sunday about a mile from the Sunshine Skyway Bridge.
  • The man radioed the Coast Guard around 11 a.m. saying that his boat was having engine failure and that he was experiencing heart attack-like symptoms.
  • The man was taken to Tampa General Hospital for medical care.

Corporation for Public Broadcasting shutdown will impact Tampa's PBS and NPR stations

From Mr. Rogers to Sesame Street. From Downton Abbey to the documentaries of filmmaker Ken Burns. They’re shows so many Americans love and grew up on, and they were broadcast on local PBS stations thanks to funding from the Corporation of Public Broadcasting.

Corporation for Public Broadcasting shutdown will impact Tampa's PBS and NPR stations